University of California Students Protest

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Students numbering in the thousands have lined up to protest budget cuts because of funding reductions made by the government. Among them are faculty and staff who are also participating in the system wide protest. The budget cuts have lead to layoffs, higher tuition fees, and course reductions. The protest has included rallies, marches, and sit-ins, the largest of which was on the Berkeley campus with 5,000 students participating. 1,000 professors and other staff have signed a petition encouraging students to walk out, and demanding any faculty being paid less than $40,000 will not have a salary cut.